DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire athletics department announced Monday that it is offering a limited number of specially-priced student tickets for only $10 to this weekend's 2013 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship Northeast Regional (March 29-30) at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, N.H. U NH Athletics is largely offsetting the expense to students by slicing more than 68-percent off the regular student ticket price ($32), while supplies last.

"We have the best student section in college hockey at the Whittemore Center, and our goal is to bring that 'White Out' feel to the Verizon Wireless Arena for this weekend's NCAA Regionals to the best of our ability," UNH Director of Athletics Marty Scarano said. "We are fully behind Coach Umile and the hockey team, and we are committed to making it even more affordable and convenient for our students to be there to support their Wildcats."

The specially-priced $10 student ticket packages, which will allow admission to all three games of the Northeast Regional, are available at the Whittemore Center Box Office or online at https://www.events.unh.edu/RegistrationForm.pm?event_id=14581 on a first-come, first-served basis until they are sold out, or until 12 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27. Once the limited supply of $10 ticket packages are sold out, students can still purchase $32 ticket packages until Wednesday at 12 p.m.

Beginning at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, and for the remainder of the weekend, the student ticket price increases to $35 per day (Friday, Saturday) of the tournament with no package offerings.

Students who take advantage of the special $10 ticket package will also have the exclusive opportunity to secure a free seat on the 'Cat Pack fan bus that will depart for Manchester from the Paul Creative Arts Center at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 29. Space is limited, so that offer is while supplies last. The fan bus will arrive in Manchester in time for the UNH game versus Denver only.

Students who purchase a game ticket can opt in or out on riding the 'Cat Pack fan bus. Students must present a valid UNH student ID when boarding the fan bus and picking up their ticket at will call at the Verizon Wireless Arena. For more information on fan bus availability/scheduling, contact Melanie Newsky at (603) 862-4148 or Melanie.newsky@unh.edu.

All Wildcat fans MUST wear white to help the team White Out Manchester.

Tenth-ranked UNH, the No. 2 seed, takes on third-seeded Denver at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 29, in the Northeast Regional semifinal. The winner of that game will meet the winner of the Friday semifinal (4:30 p.m.) between No. 1 seed UMass Lowell and No. 4 seed Wisconsin in the Northeast Regional final on Saturday, March 30, at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.unhwildcats.com or call (603) 862-4000, extension 5.